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Ashura is commemorated by Shi'a Muslims as a day of mourning for the martyrdom of Hussain Ibn Ali, the grandson of prophet Muhammad at the Battle of Karbala, 680 AD. Hussain Ibn Ali is the Shiites’ third Imam who holds a sublime place among them. Every year on the Ashura anniversary, people of Bijar city in Iran, cover their whole body with mud as a sign of sorrow and conduct ritual ceremonies to pay tribute to Imam Hussain and this historical event.
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Ashura is commemorated by Shi'a Muslims as a day of mourning for the martyrdom of Hussain Ibn Ali, the grandson of prophet Muhammad at the Battle of Karbala, 680 AD. Hussain Ibn Ali is the Shiites’ third Imam who holds a sublime place among them. Every year on the Ashura anniversary, people of Bijar city in Iran, cover their whole body with mud as a sign of sorrow and conduct ritual ceremonies to pay tribute to Imam Hussain and this historical event.
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Light a Cigarette
Ashura is commemorated by Shi'a Muslims as a day of mourning for the martyrdom of Hussain Ibn Ali, the grandson of prophet Muhammad at the Battle of Karbala, 680 AD. Hussain Ibn Ali is the Shiites’ third Imam who holds a sublime place among them. Every year on the Ashura anniversary, people of Bijar city in Iran, cover their whole body with mud as a sign of sorrow and conduct ritual ceremonies to pay tribute to Imam Hussain and this historical event.
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